It is that time of year, crazy last minutes attempts to shop with all the other people who are too busy to have their Christmas shopping sorted out by the end of October. Gift cards are a good idea, but what do you do if the company you bought the gift card from goes...

Administrative Law Administrative law is the area of law which deals with the way that anyone who is making an administrative decision has to go about considering the underlying facts and then making the decision. These laws can apply to a very wide range of “decision...

What happened? Thermomix have been fined $4.6 million for failing to notify the government in time when they became aware of injuries caused by their product, for false representations about the safety of their product, and for making false representations that people...

We have an increasing habit in Australia of asking older retired people to guarantee the loans of relatives. The person may not be vulnerable by any ordinary definition, except they are unable to say no to their relative. The loan will inevitably put stress on the...

It is probably cliché to even discuss this topic, but in the information age we really are not taking enough control of our information. We continue to see organisations sell our information and yet we continue to part with that information. This isn't just an...

Gym membership cancellation fees Every now and again we see gym memberships in the spotlight. According to the Sydney Morning Herald one survey showed that one large American gym chain sells about 6000 memberships for a 300-capacity gym. You can read their article...